An athletics club formed in 2011 by a merger of two Canterbury clubs, with its home at Ngā Puna Wai in Rawhiti Domain, New Brighton. New Brighton Olympic Athletic Club is at 347 Keyes Road, and the website says parking is reached from Keyes Road. The club trains children from about three years old through to secondary school age, with children's training sessions on Mondays and Thursdays at 5.30pm. Cross country and road training nights are held on Mondays and Thursdays from 5pm, and adults can join too. The website says members range from 7 to over 70 years old, and that the club offers coaching for Parkrun, for social running and for high-level competition.
We hear the club is registering athletes for the 2026/2027 season, through the GameDay portal, with governing body levies included in the total subscription at checkout. Reviewers describe great coaches and athletes, and one says a large group of eight to 14 year olds joined for the summer season. The club's history on its website describes the club as a top-performing one in New Zealand, with road and relay wins.